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Before you book that resort holiday, consider the alternative to assist a disadvantaged community directly. It might give you a fresh take on global awareness. "The underprivileged people I met may have had less of the material things we have in developed countries," recalls Leung, "but they did not strike me as underprivileged in spirit." And yet, he adds, "they seemed happier than most of the people I've met in Canada and the U.S."
For more information, visit:
www.onlinevolunteering.org
www.UNVolunteers.org
www.volunteerabroad.com
www.worldvolunteerweb.org
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Timothy Rice | Sep 29th, 2004
i have volunteered in Mexico and Guatemala, and i must say it is very fulfilling. i hope to have a life-long desire for volunteerism, for it is much more purposeful than a vacation to the beach.
David Sontag | Sep 30th, 2004
I hadn't known about UNITeS - thanks for pointing it out!
carries weight1 benedicta Ideho | Oct 1st, 2004
It was very educative. i must say it helped me realise i have so much to offer since opportunities are made available. in order words you made the opportunites known to me!
The most important thing I do Helen J | Oct 1st, 2004
I've volunteered for most of my life, in my own country and abroad, sometimes in chunks and sometimes as one-offs. I've had chances to do things and meet people that I would never have had otherwise. I've laughed, I've cried, and I've seen life from so many different perspectives. You don't even have to give up a few months of your life... spend an hour a week at a school helping a child to read, or visiting people in a care home, or put a web page together for a local charity... there's so much you can do. Oh yeah, and you can get to see some amazing places whilst you do it!
Ricky | Oct 8th, 2004
Thanks for informing me about the way I can volunteer.
Thanks Tony | Jan 3rd, 2005
The information was timely. The information is an eye opener. Do you mind sending me the specifics? I would like to use my expertise to assist the disadvantaged especially in a place like Southern Sudan, Zambia or Mozambique.
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